COLUMBIA SPY

Monday, August 21, 2017

About Town

Far too many photos of our town over the last week...

An eclipse watcher?

No, a Pokemon Go watcher!

Pokemon Go players periodically congregate in various areas of town in pursuit of the game.

Here they are at South 4th & Locust.

And here are more at the clock plaza at North 5th & Chestnut.

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The mayor recently discussed cracking down on uninspected, unregistered, or abandoned vehicles in the borough. Here are a few:

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The secret way to Manor Street School. For some reason, students would get in trouble with the teacher if caught using these steps to enter or leave school.

Today's eclipse created a weird, white, LED-type light, seen here at places on the surface of the bridge.

(This photo was taken about an hour after peak.)

The bright glare is seen here also, as this tank truck driver took a water sample.

Gargoyles on Locust

(An eagle, too.)

Taping a crack at North 3rd & Locust

Staring heavenward

Atop the former Columbia News building

Backless and strapless

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Council considered approving the purchase of the following two properties - 400 Locust and 166 Bridge Street (including a portion of 185 North Front) - at last week's borough council meeting. Each motion failed due to the lack of a second. The seller proposed a purchase price of $125,000 for the Locust Street lot. A purchase price of $375,000 was requested for the Bridge Street property.

400 Locust Street

166 Bridge Street

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New sign at Columbia Life Network

Video Pipe Services: For doing a colonoscopy of your pipes.

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The following eight photos show a heron on a fishing expedition at Columbia River Park. Photo #5 shows him catching something.

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Censored!

This hulk, possibly named Cerberus, blocked the sidewalk on the 400 block of Locust the other day. Although leashed, he was allowed enough leeway to stand in a TREE well.

New nail salon in town

427 Locust Street

About those trucks cruising through the center of town...

Reflecting on flies

Low ri-der

By God, here comes another one!

Wasn't that 441 bypass supposed to keep these things out of here?

CLOSE CALL!

New fashion?

Photo essay on the 200 block of Locust.

Nice pics, but they were attached to a poster board that was attached to the outside of a shop window.

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This building and the mobile home shown below might be getting "demoed" soon to make way for an apartment building. More on that story later - stay tuned.

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A little furniture and a bike - what else could you possibly need?

In the golden light of morn

This varmint must not have seen the sign when he knocked over the trashcan.

(Actually, high winds the night before probably did the job. The squirrel was just taking advantage of the opportunity presented to him.)

Another ghost sign - This one's on Bridge Street.

The top reads "KEYSTONE."

Really?

So, is someone supposed to mow the alley?

We often see these markings spray-painted on borough streets prior to digging or drilling.

Here's what the colors signify:

This notice is posted on the door of the house near the church at North 6th & Chestnut. This is the house with the consistently overgrown, unkempt yard.